Safety bedclothes holder



Nov. 17, 19254 1,562,027 E. c. LAIRD SAFETY BEDCLOTHES HOLDER Original Filed Feb. 11, 1922 Patented. Nov. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES EDWIN C. LAIRD, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

SAFETY BEDCLOTHES HOLDER.

. Application filed February 11, 1922, Serial N 0. 535,719. vRenewed April 14, 1925.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN C. LAIRD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Bedclothes Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bed covering holders and is especially designed to provide a safety holder serving to properly retain the bed covering over children, and prevent their exposure to colddrafts as long as they remain lying in the bed.

The prime object of the invention is to provide simple, economical, durable and efficient bed clothes holders adapted to re tainthe bed clothing in its proper position over the bed and retain said clothing in such position during the occupancy of the bed.

Another object of this invention is to so construct my novel bed clothes holders that when attached they will readily yield to sudden movements of the covering such as are caused by turning, twisting or kicking movements of the occupants of the bed, yet at the same time securely retain the covering in its arranged position over the bed.

Further objects of the invention are to provide means for securing bed clothing over the bed which are so shaped that they will hold either a small or a large roll 'of covering; that the further the roll of bed clothes are drawn into the jaws, the tighter the hold becomes; and which are formed of round metal without any scams or rough places to contact with the bed clothing and thereby tear, wear, or have a tendency to injure the clothes.

The foregoing and such other objects as may appear from the ensuing description are attained by the construction, arrange ment, combination and location of the parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrat d in the accompanying drawings, and particularly set forth in the claims appended hereto, it being understood that slight changes in the precise form, proportions and minor details of the construction may be resorted to without departing from .the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification it will be seen that Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the improved bed clothes holder embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged plan view of one of the bed clothes hold rs disconnected from the bed clothes and bedstead and showing the bedstead securing means broken away and partly in section, and

Figure 3 is a side view of one of the holders showing it removed from the bed.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to designate like parts throughout the several figures of the drawings;

In the embodiment of my invention as illustrated, it will be seen by reference to Fig. 1, that the numeral 1 indicates the head post of an ordinary bed-stead, 2 the foot post thereof, 8 a side rail or bar connecting the head and foot portions, and 4 the bed clothing properly arranged to cover the bed and its occupants.

Attached to the head and foot posts, at each side of the bed, is a loop or band 4 composed preferably of an elastic fabric, the inner end of which is passed around the outer end of the metallic bed clothes holder 5, and is fixedly secured to said holder by a line of stitching (i, said loop or band 4; being provided with a buckleto permit each band to be so adjusted as to be properly secured and retained to its respective bed post.

Each bed clothes holder 5 is preferably formed from a round metallic nickel plated or coated rod of suflicient dimensions to receive the bed clothing with its ends electrically welded together to form an outer horizontal portion 7 to which the band i is secured, each holder being formed with a depending integral portion at each end of the horizontal portion adapted to prevent any slipping or accidental sidewise movement of the band 4. beyond said horizontal portion; an integral diverging portion 8, and a converging portion 9 extending to its innermost terminal or end portion 10.

It will be readily perceived that each holder 5 is so constructed that the sides thereof form rigid jaws, and is so shaped that will hold and properly retain a small or a large roll of covering; that they will receive and retain the bed clothes after being arranged in the shape of a roll and thus retain the sheet adjacent to the face of the sleeper at all times; that the jaws are formed convergent so that the further the roll of clothing is drawn into the jaws the tighter the hold thereon becomes, and that the round, smooth formation thereof prevents all tendency to damage the bed clothing, While at the same time the elastic fabric or Webbing secured thereto yieldingly and resiliently insures each holder to retain the cover in its proper and safe position over the bed regardless of the fidgety movements of the occupants of the bed.

It will also be readily seen that my novel and safety bed clothes holder is not only simple and thoroughly efficient for the purposes set forth, but that the number of parts employed is reduced to a minimum.

Having thus described my invention What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A bed clothes holder of the character described, comprising a round metallic member of sufficient dimensions to receive a roll of bed-clothing and formed With horizontal outer ends Welded together, and integral depending portion at each end of the horizontal portion, an integral divergent portion extending from each depending portion and convergent from said divergent portion to its inner end, a resilient band fixedly secured to said horizontal end, and

means for adjustably securing said member to a bed post.

2. A bed clothes holder of the character described adjustably secured to the bed posts at each side of a bedstead, said holder comprising a rigid metallic member of suflicient dimensions to receive a roll of bed clothing and formed With horizontal outer ends Welded together, an integral depending portion formed at each end, an integral divergent portion extending from each depending portion and gradually convergent from said divergent portion to its innermost end, an elastic Webbing fixedly secured to said outer end, and means forming a part of said Webbing for adjustably securing the holder to a bed post for the purpose set forth.

EDWIN C. LAIRD. 

